Gershom

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proper noun

A male given name from Hebrew.

OriginHebrew גֵּרְשֹׁם →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. rareA male given name from Hebrew.

    And Moses was content to dwell with the man: and he gave Moses Zipporah his daughter. And she bare him a son, and he called his name Gershom: for he said, I have been a stranger in a strange land.

    1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Exodus 2:21-22

Origin

  1. Hebrewגֵּרְשֹׁם“Gershom”
  2. EnglishGershom

From Hebrew גֵּרְשֹׁם (gershóm, “Gershom”), found in Exodus.

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Translations

Hindi गेर्शोम
  • गेर्शोम (gerśom)male given name
Portuguese Gérson, Gerson
  • Gérsonmale given name
  • Gersonmale given name
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APA

Gershom. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Gershom

MLA

“Gershom.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Gershom. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Gershom,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Gershom.

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